Whitesboro, NYPublished •Verified 2026-11-02
Whitesboro Football's Last-Second Win Over Carthage Lands No. 3 on SportsCenter; Auburn Next, Nov. 6
Why it matters here
A win at Auburn on Friday sends Whitesboro to the Section III Class A final, the next step toward a state playoff run the Warriors made in both 2023 and 2024.
Whitesboro beat Carthage 31–30 on the final play of their Section III Class A quarterfinal on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, and the finish made ESPN's SportsCenter, WIBX reports. The Rome Sentinel says it ranked No. 3 on Saturday morning's Top 10.
The play: down 30–25 with under four seconds left, quarterback Frank Zupancic threw toward Connor McDonald. The ball bounced off McDonald and a defender to Landon Pearsall, who flipped it back to McDonald, and McDonald dove into the corner of the end zone as time ran out.
What's next:
- Semifinal: Whitesboro (6-3) at top-seeded Auburn (8-1)
- When: Friday, Nov. 6, 6 p.m.
- Where: Holland Stadium, Auburn
Ticket prices for the semifinal weren't published.
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